Stories from the fellowship
The importance of different lenses in social justice: Meet Xolile Zondi
If you were to liken Xolile Zondi’s career to a microscope, you could say that she has used several different lenses over time – but the subject, or specimen, has always been the same.
‘The dots keep connecting’: Amantle Kanyuchi, Innovation Fellowship Alumni
Powered by a dedication to social justice and an aptitude for creative communications, Amantle Kanyuchi has traced an interesting path through the South African civil society sector.
From Individual Growth to Collective Strategy: Expanded Possibility for Teachers CAN
When Andisiwe Hlungwane speaks about the DGMT Innovation Fellowship ‘The Fellowship,’ she doesn’t describe it as a typical professional development opportunity. For her, the Fellowship was not merely about the growth of two individual team members; it became an opportunity to shift how the entire Teachers CAN team approached scale, strategy, and shared leadership.
The importance of different lenses in social justice: Meet Xolile Zondi
If you were to liken Xolile Zondi’s career to a microscope, you could say that she has used several different lenses over time – but the subject, or specimen, has always been the same.
Innovation Fellowship welcomes Skhumbuzo Mpisane
With great enthusiasm, I write to you today to introduce myself as the Project Lead for the Innovation Fellowship (whoop whoop). Having been an Alumni of this esteemed programme myself, I am incredibly honoured and excited to now be taking the helm in driving its mission forward.
Shaping one’s approach to advocacy – from within
Jeanne Bodenstein – an Advocacy Specialist at Rape Crisis – completed the DGMT Innovation Fellowship in 2018. Her reflections from this have shaped her approach to advocacy work – many of which emanate from her own personal development and realisations.
Rising alone Rising together
Nomthandazo Mbonambi is a powerhouse. As she speaks, Maya Angelou reading out her famous poem “Still I Rise” comes to mind. Life can throw hardship Nomthandazo’s way, but still, like dust, she will rise.
Learning from the phoenix
Hardship: for many young people in South Africa, it permeates their daily life, their mindsets and their aspirations. Admitting to the vulnerability that often accompanies such hardship is still a taboo, says Skhumbuzo Mpisane,